{"id":58065,"date":"2026-07-08T01:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=58065"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:08:08","slug":"90-day-fiances-jenny-and-summit-share-heartbreaking-als-update-and-why-shes-stuck-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/07\/08\/90-day-fiances-jenny-and-summit-share-heartbreaking-als-update-and-why-shes-stuck-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"90 Day Fianc\u00e9&#8217;s Jenny and Summit share heartbreaking ALS update and why she&#8217;s stuck in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny has shared an update on her ALS journey, almost two months after she initially went public with the disease.<\/p>\n<p>We first met Jenny and Sumit in season one of<a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/tag\/90-day-fiance\/\"> 90 Day Fianc\u00e9: The Other Way<\/a>, seven years ago. They managed to navigate the messy relationship drama, including Sumit&#8217;s secret marriage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58078\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58078\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sumit-jenny-90-day-fiance-091622-1-b5b67a72986645769520a97ce38a056d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sumit-jenny-90-day-fiance-091622-1-b5b67a72986645769520a97ce38a056d.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sumit-jenny-90-day-fiance-091622-1-b5b67a72986645769520a97ce38a056d-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sumit-jenny-90-day-fiance-091622-1-b5b67a72986645769520a97ce38a056d-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sumit-jenny-90-day-fiance-091622-1-b5b67a72986645769520a97ce38a056d-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via TLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But sadly, Jenny shared she had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. In a recent video shared to social media, the two shared an update on how she&#8217;s doing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As you can hear, my voice is completely different. My speech is very slow now; I&#8217;m still walking, but I get very tired, so I&#8217;m gonna keep walking, but probably in a wheelchair soon,&#8221; Jenny said.<\/p>\n<p>Sumit added: &#8220;It&#8217;s hard for her to talk, it takes a lot of effort. She can walk and do things. She&#8217;s still very much dependent on herself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>They&#8217;re raising money through a GoFundMe while Jenny is stuck in India<\/h2>\n<p>After the public announcement of the diagnosis, Jenny and Sumit set up a GoFundMe to help cover medical bills.<\/p>\n<p>Sumit thanked everyone who donated, saying: &#8220;A lot of people donated from the GoFundMe, thank you so much; that much love we didn&#8217;t expect. I know we chose a bigger goal, the reason behind that is&#8230; &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have insurance in India,&#8221; Jenny added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jenny&#039;s ALS update\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FST-0k-_2w0?start=353&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The now 68-year-old is living in India with Sumit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jenny can&#8217;t travel by herself, it&#8217;s not easy to ravel for that long, and it&#8217;s not easy for me to get a visa&#8230;. I&#8217;m ready for it if it&#8217;s required&lt;&#8221; Sumit explained.<\/p>\n<p>The couple agreed that if they found any special treatments in the US and raised enough money, they would then try and move back to the States.<\/p>\n<p>They ended the update asking for donations to their fundraiser, which you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-jenny-and-sumit-with-als-care-needs\">here <\/a>&#8211; they&#8217;ve raised almost $90k so far.<\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" 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